One question you hear a lot in digital media has to do with advice: in a world where over 100,000 Twitter accounts identify themselves as “social media gurus”, how do you know who to listen to? The answer is to stop looking to individuals who boast their expertise, and focus instead on gatherings of professionals. […]

LinkedIn is an incredibly powerful tool when used properly. I’ve helped recruit from the platform and I’ve been approached on the site as well. The biggest limitation LinkedIn has is its users. In our world so saturated with social networks, it’s understandable how one can mix up the purpose of each, or just enable a […]

Have you ever been at a party and learned that someone was a comedian? Did you ask him or her to tell you a joke? Then you’re that guy. If you work in social media, you’ve encountered at least one of these following questions at a social gathering or networking event. While many of them […]

I’m by no means a video editor, but I did create this little teaser for one of my talks turned podcasts that I’ve started writing into a book. It’s called How to Make Money Doing What You Love and it’s a back-story on how I got into the worlds of video game testing, social media […]

Picture this: An individual of the opposite sex views your LinkedIn profile. He or she may be a recruiter and they work for a Fortune 500 company. Shortly after viewing you, they send a request to connect. This is it. My hard work and self-promotion are finally paying off, I’m being recognized, valued and sought […]